1940s Nichols & Stone Windsor Chair from Cornell University

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Vintage classic student chair from the most prestigious New York university, this one is from the private Cornell university, located … Read more Vintage classic student chair from the most prestigious New York university, this one is from the private Cornell university, located in Ithaca NY, the chair is made of selected Northern hardwoods, still in great conditions, with the only seal is almost sticking out, but beautiful for a gift to graduate student form Cornell university that want to collect memory from another decades, in the 1800 only was made for Harvard university, but years later served another universities, this gorgeous and classic chair also has a huge memories , I wonder how many future professionals was sitting in this chair year ago?

History:

Originally, it was "The Freshman Chair". It served as one of a score of sturdy dining chairs in the Freshman Dining Room, one of four large rooms on the first floor of "College Commons", the original name of Harvard's University Hall, designed by Charles Bullfinch in 1811.

Harvard freshmen apparently waged fierce food fights with upperclassmen. When this resulted in broken dishes in 1818, one of the young perps, Ralph Waldo Emerson, was "rusticated" (sent home) to Concord for a semester to think things over before returning. Designed with unique cutouts allowing them to be pulled from the table, the chairs were fashioned by local craftsmen to outlast anything students could come up with. Early in the 20th century, one of the remaining chairs was found and restored. A richly decorated replica dubbed "The Harvard Chair" was soon offered for sale to alumni by the Harvard Alumni Association. Since that time, this unique chair has been recognized, and utilized, throughout the college and proudly possessed by Harvard graduates throughout the world in their homes, libraries, offices, and practices.




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